Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
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f. A. Lafountain of Winoosk has re.
Gently invented very simple and con
venient attachment to bicycle to carry
packages of various sizes.
The commerce club which was recently
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Lyman
expect to make n merry winter of it and
some fine entertainments are promised.
The hearing in the case of the will of
Mrs. Minerva French late of Jericho at
the Probate rooms yesterday was not com
pleted and an adjournment was had till
December IL.
| Mr. S. r. Hawthorne of Middlebury has
Invented an appliance for preventing
water from settling back uuder slate or
shingles in winter from the accumulation
of ice at the caves.
The final adjustment of the affairs of
the Walker & Hatch Lumber and Manu-
featuring company was made in the Court
OF Insolvency Monday. A dividend Of
36 40 cents on dollar was DECLARED.
Henry Campbell, who was arraigned in
the City Court Saturday on the charge of
| y.
The case was continued until next Satur-
day owing to the absence of one of the
witnesses for the prosecution.
A drummer named Smith who has been
on the road for wholesale grocery houses
in Albany and Boston with headquarters
In this city, has gone to Canada on a vaca-
ton trip. His employers are out several
thousand dollars and have sent official
| invitations for his return.
There was sharp bidding at the auction
sale of the Carolus Noyes place Saturday.
but it was finally secured by John w
Hayes for $2725. This is regarded as a
top notch" SALE the sum paid being SIS
in excess of the assessment of 1886, which
was generally considered high.
Hubbard Otis and r. f. Carl, who re-
Gently returned from the Adirondacks
report that while coming from Saranac
inn they came in contact with a panther
They fired, but did not kill the intruder
which, as it went into the woods, sent
forth the most bloodcurdliEg yells.
A stranger at one of our hotels the other
day VISA seen by one of the employees ofthe
house endeavoring to pull out the button
boy politely asked if he could be of as
siStance and received this reply: Say,
how do you get at this speaking tube any
way -
Tuesday evening assemblies are to be
| held at the Van Ness House, December 10
and %. January 10 and "A and February
| :. Each assembly is to be full dress
affair, and dancing will continue from S
to 1890. Messrs Elias Lyman and Robert
| Roberts are floor managers, and iutroduc-
tory committee, and eX.Alderman A. g.
Peirce is treasurer.
1t is announced that l.. p Thayer of
the West Randolph Herald and +. n.
Whitney of the Northfield NerS have
| purchased the clipper. and will take pos
session IN week or 10 days. For the
| present they VIII conduct the paper them
selves each one alternately spending part
of the week in this city,
There was a pleasant sociable at the
parlors of the Unitarian church last Fri
day, during which the play of 1.-The Scape-
grace was given by members of the
Unity club. The parts were taken by
Misses Howe, Truman, Hooker, Burnett
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very successful manner
one Dollar u year for the
| WeehIy Free Press,
The Jail commissioners are to complete
the work on the residence part of the Jail
| and the sheriff'S office, but the assistant
county judges are to put in the heating
apparatus, having assumed charge of their
part of the work last week. They have
telegraphed to Boston for boiler and the
entire building will be pushed to an early
| completion.
| Post Stannard is to hold a camp fire,
| Wednesday, January 4, in City Hall. Col
George w. Hooker has consented to de
liver an address and campfire stories are
expected from other well known veterans.
The Sherman military band and male
quartette will furnish music for the occa
sion. A banquet will follow.
| Louis Gosselin has purchased a lot,' hay
ing 60 feet frontage on College street off
from the easterly end of the Haynes lot,
| corner of College street and Winooski
avenue. This lot is nearly opposite the
skating rink and Mr. Gosselin has con
tracted with Joseph ). Morgan to build on
1t six tenement block which is to be
completed on or before June l.
The Wells and Richardson company re-
ceived a cablegram from their London
manager, Saturday, announcing the total
destruction by fire Of their warehouse at
% Shoe lane, Charter House street, in that
city. The warehouse contained an assert
ment of their goods and was the head
quarters for the English and foreign trade
in general. The loss is from $4,000 to
$1,000, but the property was fully in
sured.
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